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HITE
2137 Fundamentals of Health Information Management
(3-0-3)
(Online Course Onl
y)
This course introduces the student to the field of Health Information Management
(HIM) and its role in healthcare delivery systems. Emphasis is placed on the health
information management profession, hospital and medical staff organization,
structure and content of medical records, quantitative and qualitative analysis,
release of patient information, legal aspects of medical records, ethical issues in
HIM, healthcare statistics, indexes and registers, electronic medical records,
payment and reimbursement systems, and regulatory and accrediting agencies.
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Health Information Technology Program.
Corequisites: HITE 2100, HITE 2400.
Offered: Fall.
HITE
2150 Coding I
(Online Course Onl
y)
(3-2-3)
Students will be introduced to the principles of ICD-10-CM coding used in the
assignment of inpatient and outpatient diagnosis codes and inpatient procedure
codes.
Prerequisites: BIOL 1100K, HITE 2100, HITE 2137, HITE 2400.
Corequisites: None.
Offered: Spring.
HITE
2160 Coding II
(Online Course Onl
y)
(2-1-2)
Students will be introduced to the principles of CPT coding, used to assign valid
procedure and service codes.
Prerequisite: HITE 2150, HITE 2100.
Offered: Summer.
HITE
2170 Advanced Coding and Reimbursement
(Online Course Onl
y)
(3-2-3)
This course integrates and builds on basic knowledge and skills acquired in HITE
2150 and HITE 2160, enhancing skill level through use of clinical case studies.
Impact on reimbursement, ethical coding, encoders, and groupers will be
emphasized. Reimbursement topics include DRGS, APCs, RBRVs,
chargemaster, and coding compliance. Students will have live access to
QuadraMed encoder.
Prerequisites: HITE 2150, HITE 2160, HITE 2100.
Corequisites: None.
Offered: Fall.
HITE
2200 Healthcare Statistics
(Online Course Onl
y)
(2-0-2)
Study of the methods/formulas used in computing and preparing statistical reports
for healthcare services and vital records. Emphasis is placed on the effective use,
collection, arrangement, presentation, and verification of healthcare data, and on
the concepts of descriptive statistics, data validity, and reliability.
Prerequisites: MATH 1111, HITE 2100, CISM 2201, or permission of instructor.
Offered: Spring.
HITE
2250 Legal & Ethical Issues in Health Information
(2-2-2)
(Online Course Onl
y)
Introduction to the legal and ethical issures regarding health information
management with strong emphasis on legal and regulatory requirements;
disclosure of PHI (protected health information) and ethical standards of practice.
Prerequisite: HITE 2100.
Corequisites: HITE 2110.
Offered: Summer.
HITE
2400 Pathophysiology & Pharmacology
(Online Course Onl
y)
(2-2-3)